A step-by-step JLPT N5 path modeled on Minna no Nihongo Shokyu I.
Read before Lesson 1 - Japanese basics, classroom phrases, and everyday greetings.
Introduce yourself and others: state nationality, job, and affiliation with は, です, も, and の.
Point out and identify objects with これ/それ/あれ, この/その/あの, and の, and answer with そうです / ちがいます.
Point out places with ここ/そこ/あそこ, ask where things are, and talk about prices.
Tell the time, name days of the week, and describe daily activities and schedules.
Talk about going and coming, means of transport, companions, and dates.
Mark what you act on with を, say where with で, and invite with ませんか / ましょう.
Say what you do something with, who you give to or receive from, and whether it is done already.
Describe people and things with い-adjectives and な-adjectives, and ask impressions with どう and どんな.
Say what you like, dislike, or are good at with が, and give reasons with から and どうして.
Say what or who exists somewhere with あります/います, and describe where things are with location words.
Count things and people, say how long something takes, and use だけ for "only".
Talk about the past with でした and 〜かったです, compare two things with より and どちら, and pick the best with いちばん.
Say what you want with 欲しい and 〜たい, and explain where you go with 〜に 行きます for a purpose.
Make polite requests with 〜てください, describe ongoing actions with 〜ています, and offer help with 〜ましょうか.
Ask permission with 〜ても いいですか, express prohibition with 〜ては いけません, and describe states and occupations with 〜ています.
Chain actions with the て-form, ask how with どうやって, choose with どの/どれ, and describe parts of the body.
Describe symptoms, use the nai-form for negatives and obligations, and set deadlines with 〜までに.
Use the dictionary form, express ability with 〜ことができます, talk about hobbies, and say "before" with 〜まえに.
Talk about past experiences with 〜たことがあります, list activities with 〜たり〜たり, and describe change with 〜く/〜に なります.
Use plain (casual) verb and adjective forms with close friends and family, drop particles when clear, and link with けど.
Share opinions with 〜と思います, report speech with 〜と言います, and seek agreement with 〜でしょう.
Modify nouns with plain-form verbs and adjectives, use relative clauses, and talk about time, promises, and errands with dictionary-form verbs.
Describe when something happens with 〜とき, express natural results with と, and use movement verbs with を and が.
Express giving and receiving with 〜てあげます, 〜てもらいます, and 〜てくれます, and use が for a new subject in a sentence.
Express conditions with 〜たら, concessions with 〜ても, and emphasize hypotheticals with もし and いくら.
Back-matter charts and grammar notes from Minna no Nihongo Shokyu I - numbers, time, counters, and verb forms.